Will of Lidia Christmas

 

I, Lidia Christmas of Sumter County and State ofSouth Carolina calling to mind the uncertainty of life and thecertainty of death do make this my last will and testament----1st- Icommend my Soul to God that gave it and my body to be buried in adecent Christian manner&emdash;and as to my worldly goods do I makethe following distribution&emdash;Item 1st I give unto my niece LidiaCopland my bed and furniture my trunk and one heifer yearlin &endash;Item 2nd I give unto my niece Louisa Daniels the young cow beastrunning at Hopkins Daniels &endash; Item 3rd I give unto my SisterMary Daniels one Seventy dollars, and one half of my wearing apparel&endash; Item 4th I give unto my sister Mary Copland the other halfof my wearing apparel and also all the residue of my Estate afterpaying my Just debts &endash; 5th & last I nominate and appointmy friend Alfred Scarborough Executor to this my last will&testament ----- In Witnefs I hereunto Set my hand & Sealthis 19th day of November A.D. 1839)

 

Signed in the presence of us ) her

The words one hundred on the ) Lidia XChristman

Sixteenth line erased and the ) mark

Word Seventy inserted before )

signing- )

 

Boyd Bower

Jarvis Scarborough

Scarborough

 

(Recorded in Will Book M page 222)

(Recorded March 2nd 1840)

?.Lewis Ordy S.D.

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